The pair looked primed for an enjoyable tussle before an incidental clash of heads led to an unfortunate no-contest ruling.

The fight served as the main event of Friday’s Score Fighting Series 6 event, which took place at RBC Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The night’s main card aired in the U.S. on AXS TV.

Low kicks were the story of the opening minutes as the pair traded shots to the leg. The taller Cardinal tried to keep his range and work from distance, though Horodecki did work into a clinch halfway through the frame. Still, he suffered a cut on the forehead that represented the most noticeable damage of the frame, and it would wind up proving more problematic than he could have expected. Horodecki did wind up in top position when Cardinal was willing to fall to guard, but the opening round was closely contested.

It didn’t matter.

With a bad gash on his forehead that simply wouldn’t close between rounds, Horodecki was ruled out of the fight by the attending doctor. Fortunately, referee Yves Lavigne noticed the laceration was caused by an incidental clash of heads, and the bout was ruled a no contest. While it was hardly satisfying for either competitor or the Canadian crowd, it certainly proved better than ruling the fight a TKO loss for Horodecki.

Cardinal’s (16-8) two-fight win streak remains intact, and Horodecki (18-4-1) still has yet to taste victory since a July 2011 bout under the Bellator Fighting Championships banner.

Fraser outworks Toner

The night’s co-feature proved one of the evening’s most entertaining bouts as John Fraser and Tyler Toner went toe-to-toe for 15 minutes in a featherweight affair.

Fraser was relentless from the opening bell, as he worked quickly inside and repeatedly looked to take the fight to the floor. Once there, Fraser tried to control his opponent with pressure, but Toner found the space to get back to his feet. It wouldn’t be for long, as Fraser continued to press into clinch for a dirty, gritty affair.

Toner was more mobile to open the second and did well to stay away in the early going. However, Fraser was eventually able to close the distance and again bring the fight to the mat. Toner was active from his back looked to sneak his legs up on more than one occasion, but Fraser kept his energy high and countered his opponent’s every effort.

The bout remained a spirited scrap in the final round. Fraser continues to grind into the final moments when Toner nearly turned the tide with a barrage of ground and pound from top position. However, Fraser alertly locked in an inverted triangle choke that did not look close to finishing the fight but did a fine job of stalling his opponent’s advances and ensuring the “Haggis Basher” would claim a well-deserved victory.

The 35-year-old Fraser (11-4) rebounds from an August decision loss and is now 8-1 in his past nine fights. Onetime UFC fighter Toner (13-5) falls to 2-2 in his past four fights.

It was southpaw Glenn who found early success with powerful kicks to the body from distance. Whitlock was willing to stand firm in the pocket and return fire, but the rangy Glenn was able to use the reach to his advantage and redden his opponent’s torso.

Glenn continued the attack in the second frame. Whitlock often circled to his opponent’s power hand, and while he had a few more offensive moments than he did in the opening round, he still dropped another frame to his opponent. The worst moments came in the closing seconds, as Glenn took his opponent to the floor and blasted him with knees to the ribs.

After battering the body for two rounds, Glenn floored his opponent with a high kick to open the third. Glenn followed to the floor with a barrage of punches that seemed destined to end the fight, especially as a few cuts on Whitlock’s face began to bleed, but referee Lavigne allowed the bout to continue. Whitlock actually went for a choke attempt but slipped off, and Glenn continued the brutal assault. Lavigne still let the bout go o longer than was comfortable, but he eventually stepped in to end the one-sided attack.

Glenn (12-2-1) is now unbeaten in his past 10 fights. Whitlock (7-3) falls to 1-2 in his past three appearances.

In a lightweight matchup, Jorge Britto dominated his opponent for 10 minutes but still managed to suffer a loss to Tony “Lionheart” Hervey.

Britto took control of the action from the opening minute, as he took the action to the floor and moved quickly to mount. From there, Britto looked repeatedly for potential armbars while also raining down punches and elbows.

The action played out in similar fashion in the second, with Hervey scrappy in defense but being simply overwhelmed by his opponent’s jiu-jitsu attack. Britto did look to be tiring slightly, and Hervey later insisted that was part of his strategy, but he still remained in control of the action. But as the end of the second round came, Britto clutched his left arm in obvious pain. There was little hesitation before the fight was waved off due to an obvious injury, though the source of the issue wasn’t immediately clear.

Hervey (15-12) now boasts a two-fight win streak but said he was more than happy to grant his opponent a rematch. Meanwhile, despite am impressive performance, Britto (12-9-1) has now lost three consecutive fights.

As both fighters looked to find their range early, it was Juskevic who scored with a big overhand. But Meerschaert battled back with strikes of his own and looked for a takedown to take control of the fight. Instead, his opponent snatched his leg, adjusted until a kneebar was in tight and earned a submission win with just 28 second remaining in the first round.

Juskevic (12-7-2) improves to 5-1 in his past six fights. Meerschaert (15-6) falls to 1-2 in his past three appearances.

The bout served as the headlining contest of Friday night’s Score Fighting Series 6 event, which took place at RBC Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The evening’s main card was broadcast in the U.S. on AXS TV.

Gross was the aggressor from the start, and he tagged his opponent early and often in the first round. Sugiman-Marangos absorbed ample amounts of damage but somehow survived until the second. Unfortunately, it was only so he could take more punishment from his opponent, and the fight was waved off with just one second remaining in the second frame.

In 10 professional fights, Gross (7-3) has yet to fight to a decision. Sugiman-Marangos (5-2) sees a four-fight win streak snapped.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.